That is, except for when Horiguchi (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was blasting him with counters and quick flurries, both of which combined to keep Camus (14-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) guessing from start to finish. The result was one-sided unanimous decision victory for Horiguchi, with all three judges giving him every round after his dominant performance in front of a home crowd.

The flyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 75 event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2.

For Camus, the problem was simple, yet nearly impossible to solve. It started with Horiguchi’s movement, and extended to an unpredictable attack that left Camus swinging at air before being stung by one well-placed counter after another. Horiguchi was simply too quick, too difficult to track down, and yet also too consistent in his ceaseless attacks. All this combined to keep a game Camus stuck on the defensive for much of the fight, or else charging forward in pursuit of an opponent who seemed to vanish like smoke before he could lay hands on him.

That’s not to say Camus didn’t have his moments. He managed to bloody Horiguchi midway through the fight, and never stopped trying to turn defense into offense. Still, the more he swung, the more he opened himself to attack.

And while Horiguchi couldn’t put the tough Camus away – not even with a late blitz in the final minute of the fight that had Camus hurt and reeling – neither was he in any danger of letting the judges misinterpret the events of the fight. By the time it was over, the decision was a mere formality.

For Horiguchi, the win is his first since he was submitted by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in April, still Horiguchi’s only loss in the UFC. Camus has now lost two straight, and three of his last four.

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